Full name and acronym: Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey (ERF)

Founding date: 1993

Objectives: The three main objectives of ERF, production of quality research, informing the policy debate, and building capacity for front-line research - have as their ultimate goal the creation of a strong MENA research community that interacts with the policy communities of the region and the international community of researchers and development agents. The aim is to foster economic growth with equity and the effective integration of the region into the world economy.

Main projects in globalisation studies: see website for more details

Outputs: conferences, publications and dissemination, library/databank

Staff numbers: 16

Director: Samir Radwan (Managing Director)

Funding: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, the European Commission, the Ford Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank, subsequently followed by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada

Street address: 7 Boulos Hanna Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

tel: ++20 202-3370810, ++20 202-7485553, ++20 202-7602882
fax: ++20 202-7616042
email: erf@erf.org.eg
website: http://www.erf.org.eg